J066--NEW – Roche Benchmark Ultra Servicesview on SAM.gov

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 17 (NCO 17) South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (Sole Source) Prepared in Accordance with RFO FAR 6.103-1(b) and the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) to the FAR Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17 (NCO 17), South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C257-26-AP-4408 Requisition Number: 671-26-4-121-2325 JOFOC Log Number: FY26 - NCO 17 - 2033 Requirement Title: Roche Benchmark Ultra Services Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Commercial Service, processed in accordance with FAR Part 12 Estimated Total Value (Base + Options): $249,252.94 IDENTIFICATION OF AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition prepared by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17 (NCO 17), in support of a requirement of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service. NATURE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 17 (NCO 17), proposes to award a new firm-fixed-price commercial services contract, using the procedures of FAR Part 12 as implemented by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), to Roche Diagnostics Corporation for service and maintenance support of three (3) Roche BenchMark Ultra automated Immunohistochemistry (IHC)/In Situ Hybridization (ISH) staining instruments located at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Specialty Laboratory in San Antonio, Texas. The proposed action is a follow-on to incumbent sole source contract 36C25721P1359 and will be awarded as a new stand-alone contract. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES AND ESTIMATED VALUE The STVHCS has a continued need for comprehensive, OEM-authorized service and maintenance support for three Roche BenchMark Ultra instruments (Serial Numbers 311977, 311975, and 316490) that perform critical IHC/ISH diagnostic testing for Veteran patients. Under the contemplated contract, the contractor shall provide: unlimited on-site service support by a Certified Roche Field Service Engineer (FSE) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time (excluding Federal holidays); a 24/7 customer support line to report service issues; repair service dispatch within 48 hours of call receipt (same-day dispatch when two or more instruments are down); all repair and annual preventative maintenance (PM) parts and associated shipping costs; one annual PM service per instrument; on-site applications troubleshooting and up to five (5) days of applications support annually by a Certified Roche Field Applications Specialist (FAS); and installation of all manufacturer operational modifications by an FSE. The estimated total value of this acquisition, including a one-year base peri…